May 16, 2005

Digging For Dirt

Robert Novak reports on a Democratic political consulting firm making unprecedented inquiries into the personal financial records of any and all likely Bush appointees to an upcoming Supreme Court seat. The research is being paid for by NARAL, the abortion lobby, and Novak notes that the consultant involved has strong ties to Senate minority leader Sen. Harry Reid.

UPDATE 5/19: An NRO article by Jeffrey Lord suggests that the inquiries into financial records of potential judicial nominees is just "the tip of a massive iceberg".